Packaging & Plastics
Where a packaging plant loses money
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mama · 7:30 AM
Good morning. Here is your floor yesterday:
Productivity
Corrugator ran 5 h 40 m of 8 h; 3 stops waiting for reels
Printer-slotter idle 70 min waiting for board
Output
41,000 of 46,000 boxes done (89%)
FMCG order on track · pharma cartons need one more shift
Safety
Forklift and pedestrian close call near the reel stand
No one on the slitter without gloves
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The six things every floor fights
Pick one to see every article →Downtime & output
Machines stopped, waiting or running below plan — before it costs you the shipment
28 articles ›≈ ₹4.1Llost / wk
People & discipline
Who’s on the line, who’s standing idle, and the churn after every festival
11 articles ›≈ ₹1.8Lidle pay / wk
Waste, theft & cost
Rework, half-finished stock with cash frozen in it, and shrinkage at the gate
16 articles ›≈ ₹2.6Lleaking / wk
Safety & risk
The accident, the fire, the unguarded machine — what lands on you personally
10 articles ›3near-misses / wk
Compliance & audits
Proof the shift ran, guards were on and PPE worn — for inspector and buyer
36 articles ›Readyfor audit
Capacity & growth
Spare machine-hours, the next big order, the extra shift — room to grow
7 articles ›18%spare capacity
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